Copper Leaves

Copper Leaves

Album: Modest Revolution
Key: F
Instruments: Guitar
Time Signature: 4/4
Guitar Tuning: DADGAD tuning

DADGAD, capo on 3rd fret 

These are largely the same chords as for Letters. All the chords that are of the form 5|5|5|4|0|0 can also be played as 5|5|0|4|0|0 (which Brian thinks might be what Trevor actually plays), with the bottom two strings held down with two separate fingers (details depending on how big your hand and your guitar's neck are) rather than barring properly. These chords are all given relative to the capo. 

Chords:

(D|A|D|G|A|D)

D:     0|0|0|2|0|0

Em:   2|2|x|0|0|0

F#m: 4|4|x|2|0|0

G:      5|5|5|4|0|0

A:      7|7|7|6|0|0

Bm:   9|9|x|7|0|0

intro:

D  G  D  G etc

oh . .

verse 1:

D         G                     D                   G

  we all abused you threw you on the tracks and stood with baited brain

D           G                  D            G

a simple thrill to kill the boredom of a wasted summer day

Em             G                  D

  now they're showing you the door

D  G  etc

oh . .

verse 2:

D                G                D

  one hundred years and fifteen more

              G                         D

these cold machines punched out your leaves

               G           D

though your aspirations soared

                G                   Em

the sidewalk would not take your seed

Em              G                 A

   now they're showing you the door

chorus 1:

G     D           A       Bm

  I think we'll find it hard

G     D           A       Bm

  I think we'll find it hard

G     D           A       Bm

  I think we'll find it hard

G     D           A           D

to walk without your rattling bones

verse 2 (same as 1):

the story broke a year ago

the nickle was the only one who screamed

"God save me from this fate"

oh darling I just can't believe

now they're showing you the door

chorus 2 (same except extra line of G, D, A, Bm):

I think we'll find it hard

I think we'll find it hard

I think we'll find it hard

to walk without your rattling bones

walk without your rattling bones

bridge:

Em            F#m               G

  we can't afford to keep the change

Em            F#m               G

  we can't afford to keep the change

Em            F#m               G

  we can't afford to keep the change

Em            F#m               G

  we can't afford to keep the change

repeat verse 1:

we all abused you threw you on the tracks and stood with baited brain

a simple thrill to kill the boredom of a wasted summer day

now they're showing you the door

chorus 3 (with a third extra line of G, D, A, Bm):

I think we'll find it hard

I think we'll find it hard

I think we'll find it hard

to walk without your rattling bones

walk without your rattling bones

walk without your rattling bones

Fiddle ending:

G D A D